Operating device for windmills.



W. H. DE LYLE.

OPERATING DEVICE FOR WINDMILLS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1915. 1,Q16,08?., Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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OPERATING DEVICE FOR WINDMILLS.

APPLICATION r1150 MAR. 22. 1915.

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WILLIAM H. DE LYLE, 0F ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.

OPERATING DEVICE FOR WINDMILLS.

Application filed March 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM H. DE LYLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo, State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Operating Devices for lVindmills; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a wind-mill.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of this character which may be used to pump water from a well, and one wherein a continuous.reciprocation will be imparted to the pump plunger.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the device that, as .the plunger ends the movement in one direction and starts the movement in the other direction, there will be no jar incident to the reversal of the direction of movement.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of mechanism whereby the mill may be rendered inoperative and the rotation of the wind wheel simultaneously arrested.

With these and other objects in view, such as will appear as the description progresses, my invention comprises the combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention looking at the edge of the wind wheel.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental elevation taken at right angles to Fig. 1, with the wind wheel removed.

Fig. 3 is a similar view looking at the opposite side of the device to that shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a plan view.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4;, showing the mechanism for raising and lowering the pump rod. 1

Fig. 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 1 taken at right angles to Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a fragmental detail of the brake mechanism, showing the brake in its operative position and the tail in such position as to maintain the wind wheel out of the wind.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 191%.

Serial No. 16,172.

Fig. 8 is a'fragmental detail of the connecting rod and the guide therefor.

Referring to the drawing wherein like parts are indicated by like characters throughout the several views I11 the embodiment of my invention disclosed I have provided a tower 1 on the upper end of which is a cylindrical bearing member 2. Revolubly mounted within this hearing member 2 and extending upwardly therefrom is a main supporting frame 3 of rectangular formation and having a circular portion 1 adjacent the lower end thereof for engagement in the bearing member 2. This supporting frame 3 extends upwardly from the bearing member 2 and has shafts 5 and 6 rotatably mounted in the bearing members 7. These shafts are in alinement and the inner ends thereof have disks 8 secured thereto leaving a space 9 therebetween. These disks are provided with a plurality of peripherally arranged notches 10. Secured to the outer ends of these shafts 5 and 6 are gears 11 and 12, respectively.

Rotatably mounted in a horizontal bearing 13 is a shaft 1 1 on one end of which is a gear 15 meshing with the gear 11 on the shaft 5 and on the other end of which is a gear 16 meshing with the gear 12 on the end of the shaft 6.

Secured to one end of the shaft 141 is a wind wheel 17 of any desired construction. It is obvious that when the wheel 17 is rotated by the wind, motion will be imparted to the shafts 5 and (3 through the aforementioned gears to impart rotative movement thereto and to the disks 8.

In order that the pump rod may be reciprotated by the rotation of the disks 8, I have provided a connecting rod 18 of a thickness slightly less than the width of the space 9 and having a plurality of outwardly extending rollers 19 which are secured to the rod 18 by suitable pins 20, on the ends of which are nuts 20. These rollers are adapted to engage successively in the notches 10 in the disks 8. The uppermost of these rollers 19 is considerably longer than the remainder and during the movement of the connecting rod engages in the guides 21 on the interior of the frame 3 to prevent displacement of the connecting rod from the disks 8. The lower end of this connecting rod is swivelly connected to the pump rod.

In order that the wind wheel 17 may be kept in or out of the wind at the will of the operator, I have provided a tail 22 which has a loop 23 on one end thereof through which loop an angular member 24; extends, which member is pivotally engaged with the frame 1.

Connected to the tail 22 is a flexible member 25 which extends into the frame 3 and downwardly through the same within the reach of the operator.

Mounted on the shaft 1 1 adjacent the gear 15 is a disk 26 against which the angular portion 27 of the member 2 1 bears when the tail is swung into position to hold the wheel 1'? out of the wind so that the rotation of the wheel is stopped upon the swinging of the tail 22. In order that this tail may be returned to its initial position to hold the wheel 17 into the wind upon the releasing of the controlling member 25, I have pivotally mounted a counter weight 28 on the frame 1 and connected the same to the pivot end of the tail 22 by a flexible member 29 which passes through suitable bearings 30.

In order that the connecting rod 18 may be caused to follow the disks 8, upon its upward movement, I have provided a roller 31 which is pivoted to the side of the frame 3 and is normally held against the adjacent face of the connecting rod 18 during its upward movement by the springs 32. It will thusbe seen that as the rod 18 rises it will be pushed over the disks 8 by the action of the springs 32.

In the operation of this device when the wheel 17 imparts rotary motion to the shaft 14, the intermeshing of the gears 11 and 15 and the gears 12 and 16 will cause the shafts 5 and 6 to be rotated at the same speed. The rotation of these shafts will cause the connectin rod to be moved upwardly and downwardly because of the successive engagemerit of the rollers 19 in the notches 10 of the disks 8. I; will be readily observed that the connecting rod will be moved downwardly upon the engagement of the rollers with the notches on one side of the disks and upwardly upon the engagement of the rollers with the notches on the other side of the disks. This connecting rod is guided during its movement by the engagement of the uppermost of the pins 19 in the guides 21.

hen the tail is swung to such position that the wheel will be out of the wind the angular portion 27 on the member 2% will be caused to bear against the disk 26 and thus simultaneously arrest the movement of the wheel and also raise the counterweight 28 about its pivot. Upon the release of the operating member 25 for the tail, the counterweight 28 will return the tail to its initial position and throw the wheel again into the wind.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided an exceedingly simple and efficient mill by means of which continuous movement will be imparted to a pump rod to cause the same to reciprocate, and I have so constructed the device that as the pump rod starts on its return movement after having completed its movement in one direction there will be no jar incident to thereversal to the direction of movement.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, I have merely done so for the sake of convenience and I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made within the details of construction thereof without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a wind mill, a frame having tracks thereon, a pair of alined shafts mounted in said frame and having their ends terminating in spaced relation, notched disks secured to the adjacent ends of said shafts, a reciproeating rod movable between said disks and having pins thereon for engagingthe notches in the same, the ends of certain of the pins engaging said tracks to guide the remaining pins into said notches, and spring actuated means for urging the rod toward the centers of the disks during its upward movement.

2. In a wind mill, a frame having tracks, shafts mounted in said frame adjacent each other, notched disks carried by said shafts, a reciprocating element movable between said disks and having track engaging members thereon for engaging the notches in said disks, certain of said members being adapted to engage the tracks on said frame to guide the remaining members into said notches, and means for urging said reciprocating element toward the centers of said disks during certain portions of the reciprocations thereof.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. DE LYLE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM L. BAILEY, JAMES COLLINS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

